Understanding Millage Rates Isn’t Too Taxing
Discussions about millage rate adjustments are often complicated, learn more with expert Peter Bluestone.
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A lot of school board and governments in metro Atlanta are taking votes on new millage rates these days. That’s the rate used to figure out how much to tax property owners.
In some cases, like in Cobb County, that rate is going up as the county needs more taxes to cover its bills. In other cases, like with Fulton and Atlanta’s schools, that rate is going down, but taxes will still be more than last year.
Discussions about the rate adjustments are often heated and complicated.
Peter Bluestone is a senior research associate with the Fiscal Research Center and Center for State and Local Finance at Georgia State University.
He joined Sam Whitehead on “Morning Edition” to discuss the basics of millage rates and how they work.
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